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Covering hay in the irrigated Sonoran Desert decreases heat damage
California Agriculture, 2005 Hay stored for prolonged periods of time decreases in value for feeding livestock. The irrigated Sonoran Desert of southeastern California and western Arizona is the hottest inhabited part of the United States, with summer temperatures routinely ...
J Guerrero, M Lopez, M Cervantes
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Pharmaceuticals, 2023 Aboriginals of Latin America have used DMT (N,N-dimethyltryptamine) in ritualistic ceremonies for centuries. Nevertheless, there are limited data on web users’ interest concerning DMT.
Ahmed Al-Imam +4 more
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Drylands are mainly structured by both vascular plants and biological soil crusts (biocrusts), the latter often regarded as a self‐organizing component of these ecosystems.
Haoran Luo +13 more
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Phylogenomics of the American robin (Turdus migratorius) reveals hidden lineages and introgression
Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.Phylogenomic analyses of Turdus migratorius uncover four previously unrecognized lineages, including a divergent Baja California lineage (T. m. confinis). The results reveal complex evolutionary relationships that depart from simple models of continuous divergence, supported by evidence of introgression between the Mexican lineage and its previously ...
Wendoly Rojas‐Abreu +5 more
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Beating the heat: ecology of desert bobcats
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Background Relative to temperate regions, little is known about bobcats (Lynx rufus) in the Sonoran Desert portion of their range, in part due to the difficulty of sampling an elusive carnivore in harsh desert environments.
John Draper +2 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2023 We conducted population surveys for desert tortoises Gopherus agassizii at 2 nearby sites in the western Sonoran Desert of California, USA, from 2015-2018, during the driest ongoing 22 yr period (2000-2021) in the southwestern USA in over 1200 yr.
JE Lovich +5 more
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Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Revegetation using native vegetation is a commonly used technique to reclaim landscapes degraded by mining activities. Revegetation efforts in the arid Southwestern United States face physical, geochemical, hydrological, and biological challenges unique to drylands.
Sierra T. Lauman +3 more
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Plants, 2023 The formation of the western North American drylands has led to the evolution of an astounding diversity of species well adapted for such communities.
Lucas C. Majure +4 more
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Can surface treatments and climate matching enhance restoration success in the Sonoran Desert?
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Restoring native plant communities in arid ecosystems through seeding is a critical yet often unsuccessful strategy due to severe environmental stressors, including degraded soils, low and variable rainfall, and seed predation. Objectives To improve restoration outcomes, we examined the influence of seed mix types and soil surface
Shumin Lyu +7 more
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Oil quality evaluation of eleven sonoran desert leguminous seeds
Grasas y Aceites, 1996 In order to generate information that lead to an efficient and diversifícate use of the natural resources that the Sonoran Desert offers, as it is the great variety of Leguminosae or Fabaceae plants, oils from seeds or Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis ...
M. Ortega-Nieblas +2 more
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